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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;28:897-899
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

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Retrograde pulmonary embolectomy in massive pulmonary embolism

^a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Namazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zand Ave., P.O. Box 71345-1876, Shiraz, Iran
^b Organ Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
^c Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Namazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Received 9 May 2005; received in revised form 4 August 2005; accepted 5 August 2005.

^_* Corresponding author. Tel.: +98 711 233 1006; fax: +98 711 233 1006. (Email: yarmohml{at}sums.ac.ir).

The purpose of this study was introduction and evaluation of efficacy and safety of retrograde thromboembolectomy in acute massive pulmonary emboli. The method is described in a 56-year-old woman with acute massive pulmonary thromboemboli. Postoperative course was uneventful. The described surgical technique is not a panacea and definitely not the whole answer, but is a big part of the solution and may be accompanied with less adverse effects. Additionally, there is a need of being reviewed further in large experimental studies and measurements before it could be used safely as a new technique.

Key Words: Pulmonary • Embolism • Pulmonary arteries • Embolectomy • Stenosis or obstruction • Retrograde • Mechanical

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